greyback
NOUN
/greɪ'bæk/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH G
greyback is a valid 8-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2R1E1Y4B3A1C3K5
2 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 5 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does greyback mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A dowitcher with a grey back.
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BROADER
2
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms.
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3
A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere.
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BROADER